Decretals
Britishplural noun
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In favour of Mainz, especial stress was laid on the fact that it was the country of Benedictus Levita, the compiler of the False Capitularies, to which the False Decretals are closely related.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
Decretals, decisions on points of ecclesiastical administration or discipline.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
Raymund compiled this work in three years, in five books, commonly called the Decretals, which the same pope Gregory confirmed in 1234.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
In the Decretals of Gratian1344 are collected the earliest authorities about marriage in the Christian church, some of which are regarded now as ungenuine.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
Let it not disturb anyone that in the Decretals on Penance and in the IV.
From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Martin Luther
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